GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Middle Tennessee 67, Florida International 41
Associated Press
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Savannah Wheeler scored 18 points and No. 23 Middle Tennessee State ran its winning streak to 16 games with a 67-41 victory over Florida International.
The Blue Raiders used a 17-2 run to close the second quarter to lead 29-21 at the break and added an 11-1 run late in the third quarter to break the game open.
Kseniya Malashka added 13 points and Courtney Blakely 11 for the Blue Raiders (18-2, 11-0 Conference USA).
Kaliah Henderson and Maria Torres both scored 10 points for the Panthers (10-10, 5-6), who have lost 17 of the last 18 against MTSU. FIU went 3 of 17 from 3-point range and shot 29% overall.
MTSU shot 48% (27 of 56) overall despite going 4 of 22 (18%) from 3-point range. Combined with the 3-of-23 (13%) against Florida Atlantic on Thursday, the Blue Raiders had their two worst performances from long distance this season. A 43-28 rebounding advantage and 46-22 difference in points in the paint offset the struggles.
The Panthers hit a pair of 3-pointers in a 10-0 run in the first half and led 15-12 after one quarter but the Blue Raiders had a 12-0 run in the second to lead for a 29-21 lead at the break.
FIU hit just one of its last eight shots while MTSU was 6 of 7. The Panthers shot 32% while Wheeler scored 11 points for the Blue Raiders without missing a shot.
January 28, 2023
| FIU | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| M. Torres | F | 26 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| H. Butera | C | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| K. Henderson | G | 39 | 4-17 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 3-7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| O. Trice | G | 31 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Hayes | G | 29 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Z. Gonzalez | 26 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| A. Yoakum | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| M. Lazic | 12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| S. Joyeuse | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| S. Rodriguez Camacho | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 15-52 (.288) |
8-13 (.615) |
3-17 (.176) |
7-28 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 41 | |
| Middle Tennessee | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| C. Whitson | F | 35 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-6 | 2-9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| A. Boldyreva | C | 17 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Gregory | G | 33 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| A. Whittington | G | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| S. Wheeler | G | 30 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 1-4 | 0-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| K. Malashka | 28 | 5-12 | 3-4 | 0-3 | 2-8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| C. Blakely | 26 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| J. Grannum | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 27-56 (.482) |
9-13 (.692) |
4-22 (.182) |
10-43 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 67 | |
Officials: Bill Larance, Jamie Broderick, Ifeyinwa Seales
Attendance: 3,313
